Resources
If you are seeking emergency assistance with housing including a need for emergency shelter, legal aid, tenant legal resources, intimate or family violence, or resources for low-income homeowners facing foreclosure see our emergency assistance Resource Guide:
If you are looking for resources on how to find a stable, long-term affordable home, read our Steps to Find Affordable Housing resource and connect with organizations that provide housing to apply for waitlists, get information on Section 8 Housing Vouchers, and more:
If you need emergency food assistance, or rental assistance because of the COVID19 pandemic, see our COVID19 Get Support Page:
REMINDER: Alameda County Tenants are still protected by an eviction moratorium until 60 days after the end of the county-wide state of emergency. As of January 2022, this emergency order is still in place.
Please note that EBHO is not a service provider and does not build or manage affordable housing. If you are seeking emergency housing, please contact 2-1-1 or the organizations on our Our Housing Resources Page.
Tenant Stability Resources
Rent Relief is still available in some East Bay communities. Click here to view the state website with more information.
If you have questions about your rights as a tenant, talking to a tenant counselor early is important to stay stably housed! See our list of legal aid support for tenants here, view resources from Tenants Together, or call their hotline at (888) 495 8020.
Substantial Remodel FAQ Fact Sheet from Centro Legal:
Is your landlord saying you need to move out because of a substantial remodel? View this Fact Sheet from Centro Legal de la Raza.
Resources For Learning:
Visit our online Study Room to learn more about what affordable housing is, the people and places, and what historical decisions and opportunities are available to build power and create thriving communities.
- Building Power, Enacting Solutions: How we build the campaigns and political power to win what our communities need.
- We Can End Homelessness: Information about the current conditions of homelessness in the East Bay and best practices proven to help people get and stay housed.
- The People: Resident Stories: Read stories about the lives and leadership of residents of affordable housing communities in the East Bay.
- The Places: Information about affordable homes created with community investment in the East Bay.
- How We Got Here – The Path to Housing Inequity: Information to understand the policies and practices that created the housing inequity we see today.
- What is Affordable Housing – Collective Investment in Affordable Homes: Information on what affordable housing is and how community-investment in funding affordable homes works.
Listen & Learn Playlist:
Are you on the move and want to learn more about issues of housing justice, affordable housing, and homelessness (and how to end it) in the Bay Area? Click through to listen to our Spotify Listen & Learn playlist.
Data on Inadequate Housing in the East Bay:
Alameda County 2019 Housing Emergency Update
Alameda County 2019 Homelessness Point in Time Count
Alameda County Office of Homeless Care & Coordination
Contra Costa County Department of Health, Housing, and Homeless Services
Contra Costa County 2019 Housing Emergency Update
For more low-income housing and homelessness news and resources in the Bay Area, please visit the websites of our regional partner organizations:
Bay Area:
The Council of Community Housing Organizations (San Francisco)
EveryOne Home (Alameda County)
The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County
The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)
Statewide:
California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC)
National:
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA)
Guidebook
From 1997-2021 EBHO published the Affordable Housing Guidebook, a resource for advocates, developers, policymakers, people seeking housing, and anyone looking to learn more about affordable housing in the East Bay. This 48-page publication features the contributions of our members, shares stories about how we can increase the number of people who live in safe, affordable homes, and tells the stories of who lives in affordable housing. Now, our Study Room is the place where we share information on strategies to expand affordable homes for all, stories of people who live in affordable homes, and information about specific housing communities in the East Bay.
Click below to download a PDF version of these past guidebooks. You can also download the 2020-2021 Resource Brochure in English, Spanish, or Chinese, which provides the tips and housing developer listings from our Guidebook in an easy-to-use format.
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2020-2021
View the 2020-2021 Web Version of the Affordable Housing Guidebook.
Download a PDF of the Affordable Housing Guidebook.
Resource Guide: English
Resource Guide: Spanish
Resource Guide: Chinese
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2019-20
Resource Guide- English
Resource Guide- Spanish
Resource Guide- Chinese
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2018-19
Resource Guide- English
Resource Guide- Spanish
Resource Guide- Chinese
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2017-18
Resource Guide- English
Resource Guide- Spanish
Resource Guide- Chinese
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2016-17
Affordable Housing Guidebook 2015-2016
Guidebook Part 1: Introduction
Guidebook Part 3: Resident Stories, Resources, and Building Profiles
Guidebook Part 4: Advertisers, Members, and Sponsors
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDEBOOK 2014-2015
Guidebook Part 1: Introduction
Guidebook Part 3: Resident Stories, Resources, and Building Profiles
Guidebook Part 4: Advertisers, Members, and Sponsors
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDEBOOK 2013-2014
Guidebook Part 1: Introduction
Guidebook Part 3: Resident Stories, Resources, and Building Profiles
Guidebook Part 4: Advertisers, Members, and Sponsors
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDEBOOK 2012-2013
The 2012-2013 Guidebook was released on May 11, 2012 at our Affordable Housing Week Kick-Off Celebration! Download a copy below, or see Affordable Housing Guidebooks from 2011-2012 and 2010-2011. For back issues of the Guidebook (1997-2009), please contact Gloria Bruce at gloria@ebho.org.
Download sections of the 2012-2013 guidebook by clicking the links below.
Guidebook Part 2: Resident and Building Profiles and Resources
Guidebook Part 3: Advertisers, Members and Sponsors
Our 2011-2012 Guidebook is also available online for reference:
Download sections of the 2011-2012 guidebook by clicking the links below:
Letter to our Readers; How to Use the Guidebook; About EBHO
What Is Affordable Housing in 2011?; Weaving Strong Communities: Youth Development; A Worthwhile Investment: Preventing Homelessness; Key Strategies to Create and Preserve Affordable Homes; Get Involved; Interfaith Communities Unite for Housing and Social Justice
An Affordable Housing Agenda for the Regional SCS; The Green Connection: Affordable Housing = Less Traffic; Steps to Find Affordable Housing; Resources to Help You Find Affordable Housing; Non-Profit Developers and Service Providers; A Tour of Today’s Affordable Housing
The Many Faces of Affordable Housing : Resident Stories
Advertisers Index; Advertisers
Section 5 – coming soon
Advertisers, Cont.; Acknowledgments
Our 2010-2011 Guidebook is available online for reference:
How to Use the Guidebook; Letter to our Readers; About EBHO; What is Affordable Housing in 2010?; Proven Strategies to Create and Preserve Affordable Housing; Oakland’s Broadway Auto Row; An Investment in Healthy, Thriving Communities; A Call to Action; Taking Green Retrofit to Scale; Making Smart Growth Affordable to all; Steps to Find Affordable Housing; Resources
A Tour of Affordable Housing Developments; Developers & Providers; The Many Faces of Affordable Housing
Advertisers Index; Advertisers
Advertisers Index, Cont.; Tributes; Sponsors
